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Originally Posted by Lalwendë
Can he really do that thoroughly without showing us the true effects of war/violence though? We don't actually meet those little Hobbits from the Shire who lost their lives in the Battle of Bywater, and nor do we know how they lost their lives. They're just a faceless statistic written up on a memorial.
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Interesting perspective on remembrance there. You might pause to consider the responses to the Viet Nam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. and then the responses to the statue built to satisfy those who demand realism in art.
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Last edited by Bęthberry; 03-12-2009 at 02:00 PM.
Reason: I do not favour repetition.
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03-12-2009, 01:56 PM
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